From the Archives 56: Judge Burton Kolman on the Experience of Becoming Blind (1966)

In 1966, the American Foundation for the Blind released a series of LPs titled "The Turning Point: A series of interviews with people who have become blind by Jo Anne Murphy." In this track, Judge Burton Kolman of Cook County, Illinois discusses his experience of becoming blind. Kolman suffered from Marfan Syndrome, a genetic mutation affecting connective tissue. Kolman was born blind in one eye, and lost his vision in his sighted eye when he was hit in the head by a baseball at 17. He graduated from DePaul University and DePaul University College of Law, and eventually became a Cook County judge. Sadly, he died at 34 from complications related to Marfan Syndrome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.